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Jon Bruner - Datanaut - ForbesJon Bruner's stories. Datanaut: I like to answer interesting questions by writing and programming.http://0.gravatar.com/avatar/a6d397a5f75fd4ecdd3a039126b4c889?s=400&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F0.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D400&amp;r=Ghttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/07/31/how-to-cut-your-cable-interactive-calculator/
How to Cut Your Cable [Interactive Calculator] Web services make it possible to avoid cable bills for some programs. (Photo: bigpresh) Cable TV is expensive, and unless you've got a tiny subscription--and you're an epic couch potato--you aren't watching all of the TV you're paying for. Embedded in your monthly cable bill is a fee for every channel [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/07/31/how-to-cut-your-cable-interactive-calculator/Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:30:27 -0400 Web services make it possible to avoid cable bills for some programs. (Photo: bigpresh) Cable TV is expensive, and unless you've got a tiny subscription--and you're an epic couch potato--you aren't watching all of the TV you're paying for. Embedded in your monthly cable bill is a fee for every channel [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/28/infographic-a-cell-phone-traffic-jam-at-fenway-park/
Infographic: A Cell Phone Traffic Jam at Fenway ParkMassive events like outdoor concerts and sports competitions can be tough for mobile phone companies as tens of thousands of people pile into a small area that otherwise wouldn't justify much signal coverage. Total outages often occurred early in the iPhone era, and though service has improved dramatically since then, [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/28/infographic-a-cell-phone-traffic-jam-at-fenway-park/Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:12:16 -0400Massive events like outdoor concerts and sports competitions can be tough for mobile phone companies as tens of thousands of people pile into a small area that otherwise wouldn't justify much signal coverage. Total outages often occurred early in the iPhone era, and though service has improved dramatically since then, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/15/americas-friendliest-places-for-starting-a-business/
America's Friendliest Places for Starting a BusinessIdaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah have the friendliest business environments in the United States, according to a survey from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and services directory Thumbtack. All four of those states won "A+" grades overall for low taxes, regulatory environments that are easy for small businesses to navigate and ease of hiring [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/15/americas-friendliest-places-for-starting-a-business/Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:53:06 -0400Idaho, Texas, Oklahoma and Utah have the friendliest business environments in the United States, according to a survey from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and services directory Thumbtack. All four of those states won "A+" grades overall for low taxes, regulatory environments that are easy for small businesses to navigate and ease of hiring [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/06/steve-wozniaks-favorite-gadget/
Steve Wozniak's Favorite Gadget Steve Wozniak, inventor of the Apple I personal computer and co-founder of Apple. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Steve Wozniak spoke with me about favorite gadgets. Several came up, but his transistor radio stood out. My transistor radio was a gift from my parents when I was probably about eight years [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/06/steve-wozniaks-favorite-gadget/Wed, 6 Jun 2012 10:53:36 -0400 Steve Wozniak, inventor of the Apple I personal computer and co-founder of Apple. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Steve Wozniak spoke with me about favorite gadgets. Several came up, but his transistor radio stood out. My transistor radio was a gift from my parents when I was probably about eight years [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/05/four-facebook-visualizations-that-illustrate-the-social-networks-reach-and-diversity/
Four Facebook Visualizations That Illustrate the Social Network's Reach and DiversityVideoFacebook's massive user base--somewhere above 900 million--looks more and more like the general population as it grows from a diversion for college students into a foundational service for much of the Internet. With every new user, it becomes a better laboratory for understanding America's--and the world's--preferences and tastes. Justin Moore, a [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/06/05/four-facebook-visualizations-that-illustrate-the-social-networks-reach-and-diversity/Tue, 5 Jun 2012 14:48:00 -0400VideoFacebook's massive user base--somewhere above 900 million--looks more and more like the general population as it grows from a diversion for college students into a foundational service for much of the Internet. With every new user, it becomes a better laboratory for understanding America's--and the world's--preferences and tastes. Justin Moore, a [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/05/16/no-hope-for-hudson-tunnel-says-transportation-secretary/
No Hope for Hudson Tunnel, Says Transportation Secretary (Updated)There's no hope left for a crucial rail tunnel that was to have doubled commuter capacity into Manhattan from New Jersey, said transportation secretary Ray LaHood Wednesday morning. "I would say it's not even on life support at this point," he said, responding to my question following remarks to launch [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/05/16/no-hope-for-hudson-tunnel-says-transportation-secretary/Wed, 16 May 2012 10:05:56 -0400There's no hope left for a crucial rail tunnel that was to have doubled commuter capacity into Manhattan from New Jersey, said transportation secretary Ray LaHood Wednesday morning. "I would say it's not even on life support at this point," he said, responding to my question following remarks to launch [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/05/15/newt-gringrich-tops-list-of-americas-most-indebted-politicians/
Newt Gingrich Tops List of America's Most Indebted Politicians Newt Gingrich owes more money to campaign creditors than any other American politician: $4.3 million as of the end of March. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In politics as in life, Newt Gingrich is a man of expensive tastes and somewhat more modest resources. He limped out of the Republican primary on May [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/05/15/newt-gringrich-tops-list-of-americas-most-indebted-politicians/Tue, 15 May 2012 08:50:45 -0400 Newt Gingrich owes more money to campaign creditors than any other American politician: $4.3 million as of the end of March. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In politics as in life, Newt Gingrich is a man of expensive tastes and somewhat more modest resources. He limped out of the Republican primary on May [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/20/five-steps-for-making-data-driven-decisions/
Five Steps For Making Data-Driven Decisions Data-driven decisionmaking requires careful coordination between analysts and stakeholders, says Aryng CEO Piyanka Jain. (Photo credit: s_w_ellis) Piyanka Jain was head of business analytics at PayPal North America until last year and now runs Aryng, which conducts analytics training. Aryng teaches a five-step process that it calls the Data to Decisions framework, [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/20/five-steps-for-making-data-driven-decisions/Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:54:37 -0400 Data-driven decisionmaking requires careful coordination between analysts and stakeholders, says Aryng CEO Piyanka Jain. (Photo credit: s_w_ellis) Piyanka Jain was head of business analytics at PayPal North America until last year and now runs Aryng, which conducts analytics training. Aryng teaches a five-step process that it calls the Data to Decisions framework, [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/12/will-data-monopolies-paralyze-the-internet/
Will Data Monopolies Paralyze the Internet? Google has built an advanced database of street geometries by sending cars like these around the world. The data they collect would be a crucial component in driverless cars, and the database itself may be forbiddingly expensive to replicate from scratch. But the streets that Google has mapped remain available [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/12/will-data-monopolies-paralyze-the-internet/Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:19:27 -0400 Google has built an advanced database of street geometries by sending cars like these around the world. The data they collect would be a crucial component in driverless cars, and the database itself may be forbiddingly expensive to replicate from scratch. But the streets that Google has mapped remain available [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/04/tim-oreilly-on-the-future-of-location-the-guy-with-the-most-data-wins/
Tim O'Reilly on the Future of Location: "The Guy with the Most Data Wins"VideoO'Reilly Media founder and Silicon Valley oracle Tim O'Reilly was kind enough to chat with me on camera at O'Reilly Where, his company's conference on "the business of location." We talked about the history of the Where conference, which was founded just as Google was starting to change the way [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/04/tim-oreilly-on-the-future-of-location-the-guy-with-the-most-data-wins/Wed, 4 Apr 2012 14:36:54 -0400VideoO'Reilly Media founder and Silicon Valley oracle Tim O'Reilly was kind enough to chat with me on camera at O'Reilly Where, his company's conference on "the business of location." We talked about the history of the Where conference, which was founded just as Google was starting to change the way [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/03/a-new-geocoder-from-foursquare/
A New Geocoder from Foursquare New York City in 1910 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I love a good geocoder. That's a piece of software that turns a human-readable location, like "60 5th Ave, NYC," into latitude and longitude coordinates that are easy to plot on a map or feed into other software. Geocoders work behind the scenes [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/03/a-new-geocoder-from-foursquare/Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:16:47 -0400 New York City in 1910 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I love a good geocoder. That's a piece of software that turns a human-readable location, like "60 5th Ave, NYC," into latitude and longitude coordinates that are easy to plot on a map or feed into other software. Geocoders work behind the scenes [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/02/1940-census-records-released-demand-overwhelms-site/
1940 Census Records Released; Demand Overwhelms Site Seal of the United States Census Bureau. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every ten years, Census takers roam the country and compile a comprehensive record of (just about) every man, woman and child in the nation. Digests of those records are released in stages a couple of years later, including averages and counts [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/02/1940-census-records-released-demand-overwhelms-site/Mon, 2 Apr 2012 18:20:14 -0400 Seal of the United States Census Bureau. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Every ten years, Census takers roam the country and compile a comprehensive record of (just about) every man, woman and child in the nation. Digests of those records are released in stages a couple of years later, including averages and counts [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/02/location-enabled-payments-ease-the-friction-of-buying/
Location-Enabled Payments Ease the Friction of Buying Online retailers like Amazon and Apple have carefully tuned their transaction systems to make them as fast and easy to get through as possible. A new cohort of payment processors promises to do the same for small brick-and-mortar retailers. Above, the sort of slow, frictious credit card terminal these startups [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/04/02/location-enabled-payments-ease-the-friction-of-buying/Mon, 2 Apr 2012 17:36:14 -0400 Online retailers like Amazon and Apple have carefully tuned their transaction systems to make them as fast and easy to get through as possible. A new cohort of payment processors promises to do the same for small brick-and-mortar retailers. Above, the sort of slow, frictious credit card terminal these startups [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/03/22/forbes-interactive-media-map/
The Interactive Media Map: America's Most Influential News OutletsClick the image above to visit the Forbes interactive media map Oregonians love NPR; Wisconsinites adore the Onion; the Huffington Post is widely read in Appalachia. These are a few of the favorites that the data team at Bitly uncovered when they parsed data from millions of clicks on their shortened [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/03/22/forbes-interactive-media-map/Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:48:00 -0400Click the image above to visit the Forbes interactive media map Oregonians love NPR; Wisconsinites adore the Onion; the Huffington Post is widely read in Appalachia. These are a few of the favorites that the data team at Bitly uncovered when they parsed data from millions of clicks on their shortened [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/03/05/ten-american-comeback-cities-map/
Ten American Comeback Cities [Map]see photosGetty Images North AmericaClick for full photo gallery: America's Comeback Cities A version of this article appears in the March 12, 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine. 2009 was the year the tide turned in Phoenix. The real estate market in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, was in a firm state of [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/03/05/ten-american-comeback-cities-map/Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:08:52 -0500see photosGetty Images North AmericaClick for full photo gallery: America's Comeback Cities A version of this article appears in the March 12, 2012 issue of Forbes Magazine. 2009 was the year the tide turned in Phoenix. The real estate market in Maricopa County, which includes Phoenix, was in a firm state of [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/29/the-case-for-big-data-you-cant-do-anything-cool-until-you-know-how-much-youve-sold/
The Case for Big Data: "You Can't Do Anything Cool Until You Know How Much You've Sold" Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Last year, $2.3 billion of keyboards, mice and other computer peripherals went from Logitech's manufacturing plants to retailers around the world—from chains in Kansas City to tiny storefronts in Hyderabad. Logitech's supply chain is phenomenally complex, and managing it [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/29/the-case-for-big-data-you-cant-do-anything-cool-until-you-know-how-much-youve-sold/Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:23:01 -0500 Image by AFP/Getty Images via @daylife Last year, $2.3 billion of keyboards, mice and other computer peripherals went from Logitech's manufacturing plants to retailers around the world—from chains in Kansas City to tiny storefronts in Hyderabad. Logitech's supply chain is phenomenally complex, and managing it [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/22/is-sheldon-adelson-funding-newt-gingrichs-attack-ads-graph/
Is Sheldon Adelson Funding Newt Gingrich's Attack Ads? [Graph]Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson—the man who singlehandedly saved Newt Gingrich's tanking candidacy with a well-timed contribution to Gingrich's super PAC, Winning Our Future—tells my colleague Steven Bertoni that he insists his money be used for positive campaigning. Writes Steve: Whomever he supports, Adelson claims he won’t pay for mudslinging. “I don’t [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/22/is-sheldon-adelson-funding-newt-gingrichs-attack-ads-graph/Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:22:10 -0500Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson—the man who singlehandedly saved Newt Gingrich's tanking candidacy with a well-timed contribution to Gingrich's super PAC, Winning Our Future—tells my colleague Steven Bertoni that he insists his money be used for positive campaigning. Writes Steve: Whomever he supports, Adelson claims he won’t pay for mudslinging. “I don’t [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/08/hey-wanna-buy-some-influence/
Hey! Wanna Buy Some Influence?Campaign finance laws have kept the price of influence artificially low. Now, the market is clearing and Washington is about to become even less accessible.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/02/08/hey-wanna-buy-some-influence/Wed, 8 Feb 2012 12:44:14 -0500Campaign finance laws have kept the price of influence artificially low. Now, the market is clearing and Washington is about to become even less accessible.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/25/how-los-angeles-keeps-traffic-moving-through-4114-stoplights/
4,114 Stoplights in Los Angeles and the Intricate Network that Keeps Traffic MovingLos Angeles built the largest connected traffic network of its kind. Driving its streets has never been better. Honest.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/25/how-los-angeles-keeps-traffic-moving-through-4114-stoplights/Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:49:49 -0500Los Angeles built the largest connected traffic network of its kind. Driving its streets has never been better. Honest.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/18/graphic-the-surging-momentum-behind-wikipedias-sopa-blackout/
Graphic: The Surging Momentum Behind Wikipedia's SOPA BlackoutWikipedia's editors decided to shut down the site on Wednesday through a vast conversation, graphed here.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/18/graphic-the-surging-momentum-behind-wikipedias-sopa-blackout/Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:15:19 -0500Wikipedia's editors decided to shut down the site on Wednesday through a vast conversation, graphed here.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/09/is-the-media-out-of-touch-a-look-at-the-numbers/
Is the Media Out of Touch? A Look at the NumbersReporters look much like the rest of America in terms of pay and job security, but very different in terms of educational attainment and cultural preferences.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/09/is-the-media-out-of-touch-a-look-at-the-numbers/Mon, 9 Jan 2012 12:15:39 -0500Reporters look much like the rest of America in terms of pay and job security, but very different in terms of educational attainment and cultural preferences.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/03/moving-survey-shows-americans-fleeing-northeast-arizona-nevada-in-favor-of-virginia-north-carolina-texas-north-dakota/
Moving Survey Shows Americans Fleeing Northeast, Arizona, Nevada in Favor of Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, North DakotaMoves tracked by Atlas Van Lines. Click the image for an interactive map on Atlas&#39;s Web site. The reversal of fortunes that William Frey and I noted in November—in which fast-growing Western cities like Phoenix changed to losers during the recession and gritty Rust Belt cities like Detroit shed fewer residents—continued [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2012/01/03/moving-survey-shows-americans-fleeing-northeast-arizona-nevada-in-favor-of-virginia-north-carolina-texas-north-dakota/Tue, 3 Jan 2012 12:13:17 -0500Moves tracked by Atlas Van Lines. Click the image for an interactive map on Atlas&#39;s Web site. The reversal of fortunes that William Frey and I noted in November—in which fast-growing Western cities like Phoenix changed to losers during the recession and gritty Rust Belt cities like Detroit shed fewer residents—continued [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/12/15/neat-stuff-for-the-outdoor-type-hiking-equipment-made-in-america-gps-receivers-and-solar-chargers/
Neat Stuff for the Outdoor Type: Hiking Equipment Made in America, GPS Receivers and Solar ChargersSome of the best hiking and camping equipment is still made in the U.S. Plus, a look at GPS receivers and solar chargers.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/12/15/neat-stuff-for-the-outdoor-type-hiking-equipment-made-in-america-gps-receivers-and-solar-chargers/Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:50:03 -0500Some of the best hiking and camping equipment is still made in the U.S. Plus, a look at GPS receivers and solar chargers.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/12/12/how-big-data-came-to-pepsico/
How Big Data Came to PepsiCo&nbsp; PepsiCo Latin America&#39;s trucks went out full and came back empty, says Diego Saenz, but the company needed to invest in big data in order to make sense of its customers&#39; needs and compete with Coca-Cola. Image via Wikipedia Diego Saenz is founder of Data Driven [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/12/12/how-big-data-came-to-pepsico/Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:51:43 -0500&nbsp; PepsiCo Latin America&#39;s trucks went out full and came back empty, says Diego Saenz, but the company needed to invest in big data in order to make sense of its customers&#39; needs and compete with Coca-Cola. Image via Wikipedia Diego Saenz is founder of Data Driven [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america/
Migration in AmericaMore people left Phoenix in 2009 than came. The map above visualizes moves to and from Phoenix; counties that took more migrants than they sent are linked with red lines. Counties that sent more migrants than they took are linked with blue lines. Americans are enormously mobile: 37.5 million people moved [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:50:34 -0500More people left Phoenix in 2009 than came. The map above visualizes moves to and from Phoenix; counties that took more migrants than they sent are linked with red lines. Counties that sent more migrants than they took are linked with blue lines. Americans are enormously mobile: 37.5 million people moved [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-the-great-human-capital-swap-meet/
Migration in America: The Great Human Capital Swap-Meet New York City imports poor residents from across the country and exported high-income residents in return, generating enormous growth, writes Michael Conzen. Here, migration to and from Manhattan is shown in blue (counties that sent more residents to Manhattan than they took) and red (counties that took more [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-the-great-human-capital-swap-meet/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:49:21 -0500 New York City imports poor residents from across the country and exported high-income residents in return, generating enormous growth, writes Michael Conzen. Here, migration to and from Manhattan is shown in blue (counties that sent more residents to Manhattan than they took) and red (counties that took more [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-new-pattern-or-temporary-break/
Migration in America: New Pattern or Temporary Break?Places like Nashville and Raleigh are well-positioned to draw a new wave of migrants, writes Joel Kotkin.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-new-pattern-or-temporary-break/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:48:00 -0500Places like Nashville and Raleigh are well-positioned to draw a new wave of migrants, writes Joel Kotkin.http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-reverse-flows-to-bubble-areas/
Migration in America: Reverse Flows to "Bubble Areas"We asked four experts to comment on our interactive map of American migration. This essay is by William Frey, a demographer who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and appears in abridged form in the December 5, 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine. Find the other essays here. The rollercoaster nature of migration [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-reverse-flows-to-bubble-areas/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:47:32 -0500We asked four experts to comment on our interactive map of American migration. This essay is by William Frey, a demographer who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and appears in abridged form in the December 5, 2011 issue of Forbes Magazine. Find the other essays here. The rollercoaster nature of migration [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-vibrant-flux/
Migration in America: Vibrant FluxMigration creates flux, and that leads to economic vibrancy, writes Paul Kedrosky. Migration to and from Boulder County, Colo., is shown here: red lines tie Boulder to counties that send more migrants to Boulder than they take; red lines connect counties that take more migrants than they send. We asked four [...]Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/11/16/migration-in-america-vibrant-flux/Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:45:46 -0500Migration creates flux, and that leads to economic vibrancy, writes Paul Kedrosky. Migration to and from Boulder County, Colo., is shown here: red lines tie Boulder to counties that send more migrants to Boulder than they take; red lines connect counties that take more migrants than they send. We asked four [...]http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/10/20/the-high-stakes-math-behind-the-wests-greatest-river/
The High-Stakes Math Behind the West's Greatest RiverThe giant dams that harness the Columbia River present an extreme math problem.Jon Bruner, Contributorhttp://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbruner/2011/10/20/the-high-stakes-math-behind-the-wests-greatest-river/Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:15:03 -0400The giant dams that harness the Columbia River present an extreme math problem.